2) Make it Unique

Copying some popular domain name by adding prefixes, hyphens or numbers may not help to grow your business. Making your domain uniquely odd will gain attention and be remembered.

3) Keep it Short

The shorter name is the better. If you have a short domain, it will be easier for people to remember and find. Keep it under twelve characters if possible.

4) Make it Meaningful

A short domain is nothing without meaning, 545bh.com is not easy to type or remember. Select a domain that relates to your site in a way that people will understand.

5) Easy to Spell

Clarity is important when selecting a domain name. Avoid a domain name which is difficult to spell or pronounce.

6) Easy to Type

Avoid numbers and hyphens in domains and make it easy to type. Additionally, avoid some letter, which is very hard to type(‘p’,‘q’, ‘z’, and ‘x’ ).

7) Avoid numbers, hyphens etc.

You can use letters, numbers, and hyphens in domain names. However, hyphens and numbers make it hard to remember or type your domain name.

As a newbie, I register my first domain with a number(2makesomemoney.com). It causes a big drop on my traffic. Many times, people forget to include the number and be directed to the other domain.

8) Choose .com first

The most popular Top Level Domain (TLD) is Com. Many people still think there aren’t any other domain extensions available. If you don’t owns the .Com extension, you will miss tons of traffic.

9) Buy other TLDs

Buy other TLDs like .org, .net, etc. If you don’t register other TLDs of your domain, chances are high your competitors just might.

10) Avoid Copyright Infringement

Before registering your domain name make sure that you’re not infringing on anyone’s copyright with your site’s name. Visit copyright.gov and search before you buy.

Additional Tips

I always advise my readers to avoid free domain and hosting. All free things come with a price. When they decided to stop their services all your brands, your hard work, your content will have vanished.

If you want to protect your personal information from the public whois records when you register your domain you should consider getting domain privacy.

You can enable privacy protection for your domain, and some of the registers provide this as a free service with domain registration.

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Comments

Hi Thanks to these useful tips. I have a question, if the domain I want is already taken (.com, .org and .net) what is your opinion about putting dashes between the words, eg if BestGolfDriver.com was taken to use Best-Golf-Driver.com instead?

Hi Jonathan, Avoid numbers,hyphens etc. from your domain name. These will make it hard to remember or type your domain name. If people forget to include the hyphens and be directed to the other domain.